Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201058682 - Employee injured between forklift frame and mast uprights

Accident Summary Nr: 201058682 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 05/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307161463	06/10/2004	1541	236220	Billy Briggs Construction

Abstract: On May 23, 2004, Employee #1 was working as a laborer, engaged in cleanup services at a warehouse. His primary duties were to use a forklift to remove and dispose of containers, refrigerators, glass, and other items into a dumpster. Employee #1 was having trouble pushing a large box off the forks of the lift and dismounted, positioning himself between the mast uprights and the frame of the vehicle. He was pushing on the box when his right foot accidentally activated the control lever for the mast uprights, causing them to come back towards the frame. Employee #1 became caught between the mast uprights and the frame of the forklift, and was crushed. A coworker reversed the control level for the mast uprights and Employee #1 fell to the ground. He suffered a fractured sacral vertebra and was transported to the Los Angeles County General Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, SPINE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CAUGHT BETWEEN, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, MECH MAT HANDLING, VERTEBRA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Demolition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307161463			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Caught in stationary equipment

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